Matador gored to death at summer festival

21/8/2015

A matador became the fourth Spaniard to die during a festival in three
days when he was gored during a bullfight.

Miguel Ruiz Perez, 29, lost his balance during an exhibition involving
athletes and bulls in Navarra, Spain and was struck in the abdomen and
then gored against the wooden fencing that surrounds the ring.

In a YouTube video of the incident, Perez’ colleagues lift him
up and rush him to an unmanned ambulance at the entrance to the arena.
Perez was taken by air ambulance to a nearby hospital in Pamplona but
was pronounced dead on arrival.

Four Spanish people died during annual summer festivals over the weekend.
An unnamed 32-year-old died on Friday night north of Valencia when he
was horned in the back while trying to climb metal railings during a bull
run. Hours later, Rafael Minano’s femoral artery was severed during
a similar event in Blanca.

A local councillor in Traspinedo, Valladolid, Jose Alberto Penas, became
the third person to die when he was gored during a bull run in Penafiel
on Saturday morning.

Eight people have now died in July and August during events involving
bulls. Other events will go ahead as planned.